Previous DayIs online analytical processing for you?
Help/HowTo OLAP is designed to convert data into usable information by allowing the aggregation of data - even when you don't know what characteristics may be important to the question.
Middleware: Computing's unsung hero
Analysis Experts claim the MQ Series is one of the 'top technologies of the computer age'
Developing markets to get low-power PCs
News VIA's president has big plans for getting the next billion people online, and it's about more than just cheap kit
Software flaw leads to taxing problems
News Americans have been having a different kind of problem with their electronic tax returns, after an unfortunate error in an upgrade message found in Intuit's tax preparation software
Singing worm abuses victims
News Not only does the Cisum.A worm pose a security risk, it also taunts those who activate it
Employees to be billed for personal Internet use?
News Employees could receive a bill each month for the cost of 'stolen' bandwidth if Exinda Networks' URL Bandwidth monitoring system takes off
Users 'want advanced mobile services'
News Research carried out by Nokia has indicated that users want more advanced features in their mobiles, as long as the advantages over current technologies are made clear
The human side of data storage
Q&A People skills and an appreciation of the human side can help when making major purchasing decisions in all fields, and storage is no exception
WebSphere to embrace standards
News Builder: IBM will bulk up the standards-based integration tools in the next version of WebSphere, reflecting the strong demand for software to glue disparate systems together
Business Intelligence: No vendor can do it all
News Companies should try and consolidate their BI applications but are constrained by the lack of one player offering a complete range of tools, says Gartner
Mesh networking goes industrial
News The Pack Box is designed to help mesh networking reach places other wireless networks can't
Wishing won't make Linux split, Microsoft
Leader Linux will split into incompatible factions, says Microsoft. How can the company hope to compete when it doesn't understand the new environment?
Inland Revenue in online woe U-turn
News Taxpayers affected by the Inland Revenue's server problems over the weekend are getting 14 days grace to file their returns
Microsoft debases Linux standards
News Linux vendors have rejected Microsoft's claim that commercial pressures mean they will struggle to cooperate
MSN search launched
News After months of testing and years of planning, Microsoft has finally launched its Web search service and stopped using Yahoo on its main portal pages
Sony VAIO VGN-U750P: a first look
Preview If anyone can successfully squeeze notebook components into a tiny tablet-style form factor, it's probably Sony. Check out our first impressions of the VAIO VGN-U750P.
Sun's no-op announcement
News Even if Sun and others follow IBM's lead and started defusing the patent minefield of software development, the battle against software patents must continue
Is Sun subverting Linux from the inside?
Feature Industry watchers claim Sun Microsystems is playing a dangerous game with its decision to position Solaris as open source – a move which will see it go head to head with Linux
Netscape gets 'No Phishing' sign
News Having released an anti-phishing plug-in recently, Netscape is integrating similar features into its next full release
Open source defence centre launched
News A prominent intellectual-property lawyer has set up a centre to provide free legal advice to those in the open source movement, and it should have four full-time lawyers by the end of the year
HP and Cisco announce blade deal
News The two companies have developed a gigabit switch which will fit into HP's blade server architecture, which should improve the prospects for blades in enterprise data centres
HP nanotech takes chips beyond transistors
News A molecular circuitry breakthrough made in HP's labs could keep Moore's Law valid for longer than expected
Creative Mouse Wireless Notebook Optical
Review Creative's wireless optical travel-size mouse is a basic unit with solid but unremarkable performance.
Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse
Review A worthy alternative to a notebook's built-in pointing device, this downsized mouse is convenient for travel, but it sacrifices some comfort for its compact size.
Sun pieces utility jigsaw together
News Sun is expected to update its vision of utility computing on Tuesday, including a second major component and plans for three more
